• DagwoodIII@piefed.social
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    21 hours ago

    Now you’re just arguing the definitions of words.

    And I’m pretty sure that the only reason her teacher was able to help her grow was that the teacher got training at charity schools.

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      21 hours ago

      No, I’m going by the real definitions of words. Charity by definition is something done in informal basis (and as such, it’s unreliable). It’s not welfare system - which Keller wanted (reliable egalitarianism). Keller herself was vocally against relying on charity as the sole system of support for the needy. She argued that as long as the disabled and the poor relied on the “generosity” of individuals, they remained subjects rather than citizens.